Show ContentsChattenay History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Noble surnames, such as Chattenay, evoke images of the ancient homeland of the French people. The original bearer of the name Chattenay, which is a local surname, once lived, held land, or was born in the beautiful region of Bourgoigne. In France, hereditary surnames were adopted according to fairly general rules and during the late Middle Ages, names that were derived from localities became increasingly widespread. Local names originally denoted the proprietorship of the village or estate.The Chattenay family originally derived their surname from the name of the town of Chatenay, in the province of Bourgoigne.

Early Origins of the Chattenay family

The surname Chattenay was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France where the family has been traced back to ancient times.

Early History of the Chattenay family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Chattenay research. Another 167 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1286, 1431 and 1580 are included under the topic Early Chattenay History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Chattenay Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Chatenay, Chatenais, Chatenaie, Chateney, Chatnay, Chatnais, Chatnaie, Chatney, Chatenaies, Chatnaies, Chattenay, Chattenais, Chattenaie, Chatteney, Chatonay, du Chatenay, de Chatenay, du Chatenay, Chastenay, Chastenet and many more.

Early Notables of the Chattenay family

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Migration of the Chattenay family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: P.H. Chatena, aged 22; settled in New York City in 1820.



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